Highlighting the best of the literature world, introducing underappreciated writers as well as celebrating the best novelists.
Zimbabwe’s rich cultural heritage has been perfectly captured by the country’s literary scene. Through the dark days of colonization to the post-independence struggles a new generation of Zimbabwe’s Wonderful Female Writers has blossomed.
August is Women in Translation month, every year readers and literary organisations around the world, discover, discuss and celebrate women writers in translation. Enjoy 10 Must Read Books for Women in Translation Month!
The Booker Prize Longlist 2026 has just been announced. The longlist of 13 books – the ‘Booker Dozen’ – has been chosen by the judging panel and features novels from British, American, Irish, Jamaican, Mexican-British, Turkish-American and Scottish-American writers, a truly global list.
Coming out in the second half of 2026 we have the 5th part of Solvej Balle’s On the Calculation of Volume series and the International Booker nominated Bury Your Dead by Ana Paula Maia. Enjoy Most Anticipated Translated Fiction 2026 Part 2 (July – Dec).
“The practice of art isn’t to make a living. It’s to make your soul grow.”
― Kurt Vonnegut
Halfway through the year and so many great books. Our favorite is the amazing short story collection Brawler by Lauren Groff Here are our Best Books of 2026 (so far).
Natsume Sōseki was a Japanese novelist and poet. He is considered one of the greatest writers in modern Japanese history and is often called the first modern novelist of Japan.ls
The Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz was the Arab world’s most prominent literary figure. Neglected in the west, modern Arabic literature achieved international recognition when Mahfouz was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1988.
Best-selling author Agatha Christie published her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, in 1920, and went on to become one of the most famous writers in history. She sold billions of copies of her work and was also a noted playwright and romance author.
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001, Trinidad born Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul is known for his comic early novels set in Trinidad, and his chronicles of life and travels. Enjoy the 5 Best Books of V. S. Naipaul!
